The OnePlus Nord cracks during bend test

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The newly-announced OnePlus Nord is cheaper than the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro and as such, it has made some compromises with materials and components. It uses a less-powerful Snapdragon 765G chipset, has a slightly-smaller display, no telephoto camera and a plastic frame. The last one is the biggest differentiator to the metal-framed OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro when it comes to durability. The plastic frame cracked during JerryRigEverything's routine bend test. The frame's least structurally-sound spot appears to be, like on so many other devices, right underneath the volume rocker. The rest of...



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